Confessions of a Bookaholic by Joslyn Westbrook

Author:Joslyn Westbrook [Westbrook, Joslyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fifth Avenue Publications
Published: 2020-07-15T16:00:00+00:00

“We should probably order something to eat since we skipped dinner.” Lucas wrapped a towel around me as we stepped out of the shower.

It was close to 10 p.m. and after three rounds of sex, including one round in the shower, I’ll admit I could have eaten an entire supermarket.

“Why don’t we cook something instead?” I suggested. “Your parents always have a stocked fridge and considering they were expecting the house sitter, I’m sure there’s something we can whip up in a flash.”

“Okay, but put this on.” He gave me the silk tee he never got to wear to dinner. “I’ve always wanted you in one of my shirts.”

Inside the kitchen, Lola and Jack hung out with us as we prepared a batch of pancakes, our favorite go-to late-night meal. The kitchen was huge; in fact, the whole house was larger than the house I grew up in. And seeing I had spent more time at Lucas’s house than my own, I knew my way around his pretty well.

Before they retired, my parents were gone from home a lot—Dad on movie sets and Mom working on news stories. Both sets of grandparents lived out of state, visiting only for holidays. I found myself over at Lucas’s often, even spending the night if my parents were out of town. Their absence is probably what made Lucas and I close, our bond thicker than blood.

“Remember that night we got into a huge fight over Calvin Markes?” Lucas scooped pancake batter onto the griddle, the pan sizzling.

I snorted out a laugh, slicing pieces of a banana. “Yeah, how can I forget? You found out I’d asked him to Sadie Hawkins, then you basically went ballistic.”

“Well, I wouldn’t call it ballistic…”

“Really? Because looking back, I’m pretty sure you all but lifted your leg, pissed, and marked your territory.” I shook my head, smiling at the memory. “I mean, we were barely in middle school and already you didn’t want any of your friends near me.”

He flipped a pancake. “Proof I’ve been loving you for a long time but too afraid to admit it.” He added the final pancake to a tall stack on the plate, then walked over to me, snaking his arms around my waist from behind. “We didn’t speak for days and it was then the realization of having you in my life, even if only as a friend, was better than not having you at all.”

I felt the warmth of his breath skating across the nape of my neck, flames extinguished after our shower flickering back to life. I placed the knife down, then spun around to face him, palms skating across the contours of his bare chest. “And that’s when we made the pact to forever and always remain best friends.”

Beats of silence rolled by as his gaze held mine captive, the reflection from the ceiling lights sparkling in his blue eyes, showcasing their mesmerizing, hypnotic hue.

He rested his forehead against mine, hands cupping my face. “Stupid pact, the one I wanted to kick in the balls by the time we got to high school.

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